Other comics offerings would be satisfied with just having a story of star-crossed lovers who had to actually cross the stars to find each other. That is Saga’s entry point, and it only builds from there.

Daniel Dean of Titan Games and Comics in Smyrna, Georgia, agrees that it is one of the year’s best offerings. “I know it's only three months in, so this might affect how seriously you take this statement; nevertheless: This is the best single issue I've read in 2012.

“There are more ideas jockeying for place here, more things going on, more characters I want to spend time with than in an entire year's worth of output from other books I shan't name.”

Betrayal, treasure, war, science fiction, magic, monsters, gunfights, monster fights, a live birth, bounty hunters, robots and spaceships are all at work. This comic even has a monkey in it.

Any time we get a new book from Vaughn, I find it a welcome thing; he manages to infuse each character with an instantly engaging blend of personality and detail that suggests not just lives lived but a world inhabited.

“You could talk about how we're dealing with a milieu more far-out than anything he's worked with, and yet we're still intensely grounded in very human drama and emotion,” Dean said of "Saga’s" broad appeal.

“I could even talk about how ‘Y the Last Man’ was a benchmark title for Vertigo in a post-‘Sandman,’ post-‘Preacher’ world and how I thought ‘Ex Machina’ was even better or how I recommend ‘Pride of Baghdad’ to people all the time.”

I think "Saga" is going to be one of those books we'll be hearing about for the rest of the year. It's just that good. Let me know what you think if you read the book. Disagree with me and Dean? Prove it!

So, until next week, go forth and read, my people. And the reading will be good!

Here are some of the other comics scheduled to hit the shelves March 14. Your local retailer will probably have these and others, so make sure to check with them for more details.

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July 30, 2012 at 3:13 pm |

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May 22, 2012 at 4:50 am |

WATCHMAN

Is English as a second language a requirement for CNN commentators or do their proofers just not do their job. CNN YOUR GRAMMAR SUCKS!!! Buy a f*&%$#g Strunk and White would you!! These articles are getting PAINFUL to read. Never mind I'll just stop reading. Even a monkey learns after awhile....Right?

March 14, 2012 at 5:47 pm |

Ken

Your first sentence was interrogative and should have ended with a question mark. I'm usually not picky with grammar or spelling, but for you I'll make an exception.

March 14, 2012 at 10:18 pm |

Grammar?

You should have also inserted a comma after "Never Mind". Unfortunately you won't be reading this again. You really could have used the free English lessons.

March 15, 2012 at 12:28 pm |

WATCHMAN

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March 15, 2012 at 4:29 pm |

Brian

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March 14, 2012 at 4:28 pm |

Canada: America's Hat

I was going to wait until the TPB (since I read wayyy too many series as it is), but I'm reconsidering that idea now.

March 14, 2012 at 3:52 pm |

gblack

THank you,

I am one of those people that is open to story telling from alternative mediems. Be it an anime, comic, foreign films, but but but. So much of it is terrible that I have a hard time finding the good stuff. Even stuff that is said to be good"Naruto" just sucks.

March 14, 2012 at 3:30 pm |

Oh

Ummmmm...... NOT!!!

March 14, 2012 at 2:39 pm |

Volntyr

How can you actually say that this is the best comic book of 2012 when we are only three months into 2012? That is akin to saying the BEST movie of the year and it was released three days into the year.

March 14, 2012 at 2:10 pm |

Todd T

By the quality, if the quality of writing and art and idea already blows everything out of the water, it's got a good shot. Generally there are few quality level suprises in comics throughout the year.

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